Cotton, Digest, & More

Mommy's little patient is healing and was so full of life today! I had to stop and reflect...reflect...reflect! I love the joy that just radiates from your little spirit as our day unfolds. It started early this morning on the second day of school after fall break. You were a little reluctant to attend but found comfort in wearing your skeleton outfit to school AGAIN today! Yes. Mommy was up early to dry it so that it'd be a nice, warm treat to beckon you to want to go to preschool today. It's a simple request-----to wear it again! Thus, I washed it for you to wear a second day this week. It gave you a bit more confidence as you walked into your classroom and for that this simple request was worth it! The day zoomed by while you were at school for Mommy----a little bit of house cleaning, washing, dishes, hair appointment, work, budget, magazine time, etc. But my favorite part was watching you come around the corner at school in pick-up line with a smile so big and the words, "Mommy" off your lips before I could reach down and scoop you up. I love you and the stream of thoughts that run through your head! I surprised you with an hour plus of playtime at the park prior to voice lessons today. The weather was perfect and the friends we met at the park made our outing that much more enjoyable as we soaked up the warm autumn day's rays of sunshine. Next on our agenda was Voice. The cotton fields on our right and left reminded me of our conversation about how cotton grows in the fields. I had shown you fields and fields of it when we were on our way to voice in August. You were delighted to pick out the fields of cotton then saying, "Mommy, look more cotton-candy!" I had to explain that there was a difference after the smile on my face wrapped around my heart. Then on our way home from Jackson one day recently, I had stopped to pick up a patch of cotton on the side of the road for you to touch and hold. You did just that and a few minutes later innocently asked, "Mommy, will you wash it so I can eat it?" Another smile wrapping my soul as I explained again the difference between cotton and cotton-candy. Today, while we were in Friendship, you saw people riding horses down the main street in front of your voice studio. You grinned from ear to ear and requested to ride a horse one day! We penciled in just that with Daddy tonight (His list is so, so long!) while we all sat at the dinner table. I also had to relay to Daddy that I had bought you a Coke after Voice for being so well-behaved today after preschool pick up and for having a great day at preschool and voice. You drank the bottle of Coke so quickly that your belly filled up with it. You told Mommy that your belly hurt. I suggested that you not drink it so fast so that your had time to digest it. A few minutes or seconds went by in the truck before you wanted another drink. Thus you asked, "Mommy, did it die?" Smiles kept wrapping me up in joy after this question. I had to explain digest to you as we drove back home. These moments with you are the best. The day was already full with activity before coming home but afterwards it continued to fill with chores, routines, and playtime. After the clock chimed 9, we moved to your bed for Once Upon a Time Stories in the dark. We usually pick these when time has slipped away and we haven't read books prior to bedtime. Thus, in the dark tonight you said that I could pick a story to tell you. I didn't select our usual traditional stories but made up a Once Upon a Time Story about our day together today.......going to school, park, voice, home, outside clean-up, dinner, bath.......I ran through the story in a hurried fun voice to match the pace of how quickly our day disappeared with such fun and engaging activities leaving us wanting more! When I inserted you having ice-cream on the couch while watching Team Umizoomi tonight, I said, ".......and Sophia had icy-icy-icy-creamy-creamy-creamy!" Then, I finished the story with Ipad time and bedtime....."and we lived happily every after!" Just about that time, you erupted with laughter...contagious laughter as you repeated, "icy-icy-icy-creamy-creamy-creamy" over and over again. "That's funny Mommy!" I was trying to decipher why it was funny as I asked you, you answered, "I'm laughing because it's different words, Mommy!" I love your silliness---your wit! Your love for words! I can only imagine who you will become. If only God would whisper it in my ear. You love life------so well rounded! You love Daddy's line of work---begging to go to work with him every day (your Monday request)! You love words---rolling them over and over your tongue. You love Lily's cheers from preschool. You woke the other morning cheering, "Go DC! Go DC!" and fell asleep saying "Buckle. Buckle. Force it! Force it!" I love all of these moments with you! And just when I needed another piece of encouragement.......Today I heard a mini K-LOVE newscast about a man panning for gold flakes in wet mud in a friend's well to find what he thought was a piece of glass------only to discover later that it was a 1.2 carat diamond! You're my diamond. This newscast was relevant to me since you are always wanting to search for glass with Daddy outside in our yard and everywhere we go! It's so frustrating but I've learned to embrace this part of you too. These moments with you today and throughout this season in our lives remind me that God hasn't even begun to amaze me with His gift to me------YOU!